- Sharon Case
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name = Sharon Case
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birthname = Sharon Case
birthdate = birth date and age|1971|2|9
notable role =Sharon Newman in "The Young and the Restless "
location =Detroit, Michigan , U.S.Sharon Case (born
February 9 1971 inDetroit, Michigan ) is anEmmy Award -winning American actress.Early life
In her childhood, Case focused on
ballet and jazz. While in grammar school her family moved toLos Angeles , where she was discovered at a supermarket. She was offered and accepted a job inJapan when she was 17 and worked there for five months before returning to LA, where she took acting lessons.Career
In 1994, she became the third, and longest-running, actress to play
Sharon Newman on "The Young and the Restless ", a role that she still plays today. Case has won several awards for her work on "Y&R", including the Outstanding Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy in 1999. She also received the 1998 Soap Opera Award for Hottest Female In A Daytime Drama. In April 2007, Case renewed her contract with the show, signing on for three more years.In 1989, she assumed the role of Dawn Winthrop on "
General Hospital "; she left the show in 1990. She then took the role of Debbie Simon on "As the World Turns " in 1992 and played the role until 1993.In 2005, she filmed a movie called "Carpool Guy" with co-star
Lauralee Bell .Along with doing work in soaps, Case has also appeared in several primetime shows including "
Cheers ", "Beverly Hills 90210 ", "Parker Lewis Can't Lose " and "Silk Stalkings ". Early in her career, Case turned down an offer to appear in a large role in theHBO film "Breast Men " because she didn't feel comfortable being topless in a movie.Personal life
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